- piggishly
- adverb see piggish
New Collegiate Dictionary. 2001.
piggishly
Look at other dictionaries:
piggishly — adverb in a piggish manner piggishly, he took two pieces of cake • Derived from adjective: ↑piggish … Useful english dictionary
piggishly — See piggish. * * * … Universalium
piggishly — adverb In a piggish manner … Wiktionary
piggishly — pɪgɪʃlɪ adv. rudely, in a vulgar manner … English contemporary dictionary
piggishly — pig·gish·ly … English syllables
piggish — piggishly, adv. piggishness, n. /pig ish/, adj. 1. resembling a pig, esp. in being slovenly, greedy, or gluttonous: piggish table manners. 2. (of food portions) indecently large. 3. stubborn. [1810 20; PIG1 + ISH1] * * * … Universalium
piggish — adjective Date: 1820 1. of, relating to, or suggestive of a pig < a piggish snort > 2. having qualities associated with a pig • piggishly adverb • piggishness noun … New Collegiate Dictionary
piggishness — See piggishly. * * * … Universalium
avidly — Synonyms and related words: animatedly, anxiously, avariciously, breathlessly, covetously, devouringly, eagerly, enthusiastically, graspingly, greedily, hoggishly, impatiently, keenly, piggishly, promptly, quickly, rapaciously, raveningly,… … Moby Thesaurus
boorishly — adv. piggishly, rudely, insensitively … English contemporary dictionary
